title: Value of fat suppression in gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance neuroimaging.
abstract: T1-weighted, gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging is frequently used to investigate neurologic disease in small animals; however, the abundance of hyperintense adipose tissue adjacent to neural structures, particularly the cranial nerves and spinal cord, can decrease the conspicuity of contrast-enhanced tissues on T1-weighted images. For this reason, chemical fat saturation techniques are used to suppress the signal of adipose tissues, enabling improved depiction of gadolinium-enhanced structures and detection of lesions affecting the nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Companion Animal Research Group, Université de Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada. marc-andre.danjou@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Marc-André
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: D'Anjou
authors.forename: Eric Norman
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Carmel
authors.forename: Amy S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Tidwell
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium